[Senate Calendars for August 3, 2006 - 109th Congress, 2nd Session] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [Page 1-5] [[Page 1]] ======================================================================== SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES ONE HUNDRED NINTH CONGRESS ________________________________________________________________________ FIRST SESSION convened january 4, 2005 DAYS OF SESSION 159 adjourned december 22, 2005 SECOND SESSION convened january 3, 2006 DAYS OF SESSION 106 ======================================================================== CALENDAR OF BUSINESS Thursday, August 3, 2006 SENATE CONVENES AT 9:30 A.M.PENDING BUSINESS H.R. 5631 (ORDER NO. 532) An act making appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2007, and for other purposes. (Aug. 1, 2006.) (Unanimous Consent Agreements on P. 2) ________________________________________________________________________ PREPARED UNDER THE DIRECTION OF EMILY J. REYNOLDS, SECRETARY OF THE SENATE By David J. Tinsley, Legislative Clerk ======================================================================== [[Page 2]] UNANIMOUS CONSENT AGREEMENTS H.R. 5631 (ORDER NO. 532) 1.--Ordered, That on Thursday, August 3, 2006, at 9:30 a.m., the Senate resume consideration of H.R. 5631, an act making appropriations for the Department of Defense for fiscal year ending September 30, 2007, and for other purposes; provided that a cloture motion on this bill shall not be in order prior the August adjournment of the Senate. (August 1, 2, 2006.) S. 1566 (ORDER NO. 191) 2.--Ordered, That at a time to be determined by the Majority Leader with concurrence of the Democratic Leader, the Senate proceed to the immediate consideration of S. 1566, an original bill to reauthorize the Commodity Exchange Act, and for other purposes; provided that the amendment at the desk offered by the Senator from Georgia (Mr. Chambliss) be agreed to; further, that the only other amendments in order be the following four amendments, the text of which are at the desk, with no second degree amendments in order: Smith/Stevens--Petroleum prices (1 hour equally divided) Cantwell--Petroleum prices (1 hour equally divided) Feinstein--Electronic energy transactions (4 hours equally divided with 30 minutes of the Minority time under the control of the Senator from Michigan (Mr. Levin)) Conrad--CFTC's authority (1 hour equally divided) Ordered further, That in addition to the time specified on the amendments, there be 30 minutes of debate equally divided on the bill and that following the use or yielding back of time and the disposition of amendments, the bill as amended, be read a third time; further, that the Senate then proceed to H.R. 4473, the House companion, and that all after enacting clause be stricken and the text of S. 1566, as amended, be inserted in lieu thereof; futher, that the bill as amended, be read a third time and the Senate proceed to a vote on passage and that S. 1566, as amended, be returned to the Senate calendar. (August 1, 2006.) S. 2611 (ORDER NO. 414) 3.--Ordered, That when the Senate agrees to a request for a conference or the Senate requests a conference on S. 2611 or a House bill, as amended with the language of S. 2611, as amended, the Chair be authorized to appoint conferees on the part of the Senate with the ratio of conferees being 14 to 12; provided further, that from that ratio, the first 7 Republican Senators from the Committee on the Judiciary and the first 5 Democratic Senators from the Committee on the Judiciary be conferees; further, that the Majority Leader select the final 7 conferees for the Majority side and the Democratic Leader select the final 7 conferees for the Minority side. (May 11, 2006.) H.R. 22 4.--Ordered, That with respect to H.R. 22, an act to reform the postal laws of the United States, provided it shall not be in order for the Senate to consider any conference report or any House amendments to H.R. 22, if it would cause a net increase in on or off budget direct spending in excess of $5 billion in any of the four 10-year periods beginning in 2016-2055, as estimated by the Congressional Budget Office. (Feb. 9, 2006.) S. 295 5.--Ordered, That the Majority Leader, after consultation with the Democratic Leader, shall no later than September 29, 2006, or the last day of the second session of the 109th Congress, whichever is earliest, call up S. 295, a bill to authorize appropriate action if the negotiations with the People's Republic of China regarding China's undervalued currency are not successful; provided that if the bill has not been reported by then by the Committee on Finance it be discharged at that time and the Senate proceed to the consideration thereof; that there be 2 hours for debate equally divided between the Senator from Iowa (Mr. Grassley) and the Democratic Leader, or his designee, that no amendments or motions be in order, including committee amendments, that after the use or yielding back of time, the bill be read a third time and the Senate proceed to a vote on passage of the bill, with no intervening action or debate. (July 1, 2005, Mar. 29, 2006.) [[Page 3]] S. 2766, S. 2767, S. 2768, S. 2769 6.--Ordered, That with respect to S. 2766, S. 2767, S. 2768, S. 2769, as passed, if the Senate receives a message with respect to any of these bills from the House of Representatives, the Senate disagree with the House on its amendment or amendments to the Senate-passed bill and agree to or request a conference, as appropriate, with the House on disagreeing votes of the two houses; that the Chair be authorized to appoint conferees; and that the foregoing occur without intervening action or debate. (June 22, 2006.) STEM CELL RESEARCH 7.--Ordered, That it not be in order for the Senate to consider any bill or amendment relating to stem cell research during the remainder of the 109th Congress. 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